Question

Alonzo works as a car detailer. He charges $175 per car. He is planning to move out of his parents' house and rent his first apartment. He will need to
pay $115 for application fees, $965 for security deposit, and first and last months' rent at $1,240 per month. He has $1,886 in savings. How many cars
must he detail to have enough money to rent the apartment
cars

Answer 1

Answer:

correct answer is 9

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

10 cars

Step-by-step explanation:

Variable c = car

Step 1: form an equation

175c + 1886 = 115 + 965 + (1240)2

Step 2: isolate variable c and solve

175c + 1886 = 3560

175c = 3560 - 1886

175c = 1674

c = 1674 ÷ 175

c = 9.56....

*He will not get paid until the full car is detailed. Therefore, decimals (seen as half a car) will not pay him anything.*

Step 3: round up to the nearest whole number

c = 10